Effnet EthHC™

Ethernet is the dominant computer networking technology for local area networks. It has replaced other competing wired LAN technologies. There are many benefits in connecting two separate LANs by simply extending the Ethernet link between the two networks instead of routing the packets over another network. For example, a UHF/VHF link used to connect two LANs. But in this case, Ethernet header itself becomes a significant overhead when payload is small.

Effnet EthHC™ can efficiently compress the Ethernet header. It is best used in the two end-points of the link connecting two LANs carrying Ethernet frames. It is designed to work in perfect symbiosis with the Effnet ROHC™ product portfolio. As shown in figure 1, this combination can save a significant amount of bandwidth by compressing Ethernet headers along with compression of IP/UDP/RTP, IP/UDP, IP/TCP and IP/ESP headers.

Above shows an example of traffic compressed using Effnet EthHC™ and Effnet ROHC™.

When used together with Effnet ROHC™, the classification results from Effnet ROHC™can be re-used in Effnet EthHC™.

Services

Effnet provides support and maintenance services covering problem reporting, bug fixes, updates, training, consulting and integration. A sample application code together with detailed documentation covering well defined and easy to use API is provided to speed up the process of integration.